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Bristle Boy:

--- Quote from: tonyco1 on November 22, 2009, 02:56:33 PM ---What Yannis above says is so true!!
The bottom line is what you pay - my philosophy for more years than I care to admit now!!
The way I see it is  - - - - it's a game - I am only interested in the bottom line price, what you pay for any product.
The rest is total Bull****!!

Supermarket BOGOF's - what is the point of a free one - if it's fresh food and you have to chuck it as you can't eat two!!!!

But if you want to go with companies like Thompsons - you have no choice at times - but to play this silly discount game!
The prices go up and down like a yo-yo, different airports etc. different deals.
When you book the price you see is then loaded again - extras!! (I hate this! Just want the price in the first place!).
RobinAire/sleazyjet are two big culprits on the mark-up game as well!!
But no point in getting annoyed - it's a game - understand that and play it well - you can still get a bargain - but it is also a gamble!
Good hunting folks - may the force be with you!


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Too true Tony. But i'm happy with my Ejet flights at £150 each from my local airport; i mean they're flying for nearly 4 hours to an island that wasn't accessible from BTL on a flight only before. Private apartment booking gives us a cost of £650. That's v.reasonable to me.

I feel Thomson's won't get anyway near that, even with discounts.

tonyco1:
That's exactly what we did this year in July - - and maybe next year - still looking at the options!

YANNIS26:
I have just read a review on trip advisor complaining about what a guest got for is money at the Romanza.
No tv in room
No tea making facilities
Charges for a/c
Basic breakfast extra charge for cooked breakfast.
This is the first time i have ever known Mike the owner of the Romanza reply to a review.In his reply surprise,surprise he laid the fault for this situation squarely on the shoulders of the tour operator.
He was very sorry the guest was not satisfied but as he was only paid 8 euros/day in October he was doing his best.
This equates to approx 50 pound a week.He does not say what he gets in June but i cannot see it being a lot more.This must make the 570 pounds /head in June from Leeds for 14 nights a very expensive plane ride.
As i have already booked for 2010 i will definately be looking at a direct booking for 2011.
 Yannis26
PS
To put TO flight charges in context i am flying Manchester to Dubai with Qatar Airways on Friday. cost 232 pounds return.For this cost i get the following.
1 A flight with one of the handful of 5 star airlines in the world.A distance greater than twice that  to Corfu.
2 Meal  with wine.Brandy and coffee to follow.
3 A Light snack later in the flight.
4 Unlimited drinks both alcohol or non- alcohol.
5 Back seat personal screen showing at a large collection of recent release movies plus games and many other topics.
6 Reserved seating.Free headsets.Socks and toiletries.
I dread to think what type of charges Thomson Air could dream up for these extras.

tonyco1:
Hmmm Let me see;
Thompsons Corfu Flight - the worlds only 6 star service.
Wonderful seats in a cramped plane, with a hard plastic back to them, to give your knees a 'real' & free massage for the entire flight.
Reserved seating at a 6 star price, but do not expect to be able to reserve an Isle and centre seat - window and centre only!
No distraction from a personal screen, no much better, a 12" TV - dropped down from the ceiling - 10 metres away!
Special charges for your cases and then the extra allowance charges.
A meal by ''Aldo Silly'', Cuisine that rivals the best restaurant in the world! (Yuk) - probably? - oh yes - at a charge! NO FREE DRINK!
Transfer - a choice of the coach about 2 hours, or your own taxi, just like Virgin Upper class, for around £110 extra.
Don't forget the Holiday insurance, special Thompsons prices for that great "Jack-up" insurance policy!
And finally if you didn't un-tick it, your charitable contibution to the planet for eco-reasons!! (How dare you fly. com!!)

What more could you ask for?

Bristle Boy:
Yannis, your bit about the price Romanza is paid by Thomsons. We found this is true of all those hotels/apts in SS that market thru' Thomsons/Portland. They also get paid by thomsons all the way through the season for empty rooms. Having talked to another SS hotel owner last June, this is their 'security'. Well, that's how they feel anyway. It's a 'given' i'm afraid.

Agreed a complete rip-off, but i remain a little perplexed by the hotel owners who obviously have a very loyal customer base, but continue to use the tour operators. Why not go over to private bookings? Plenty of flights to Corfu thru' the season, incl. Ejet. I suppose for them it's very big leap of faith.

But what they get paid by Thomsons is a rip-off. I would urge all of us on here to ensure we give these hotels at least some of our financial support during our SS stays, as this is where they make their money from food and drink and they all seem like great people. Cheers

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